Britain’s men so near and yet so far in curling

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David Murdoch's team now have to take part in a play-off against Norway to see if they can move onAndrew Milligan

Kevin EasonSochi

Last updated at 1:36PM, February 17 2014

Britain’s men curling team will have to play again for a chance to win an
Olympic medal. They lost their crucial final game in the round-robin phase
to China and will now have to go into a play-off tomorrow morning for the
right to go through to the semi-finals.

It was all so-near-and-yet-so-far for a men’s squad whose form has dipped.
This was the third defeat in a row and there was a feeling in the Team GB
camp that this was a chance missed.

Greg Drummond, the squad’s second-in-command, said: “We are disappointed
because this was a chance to